Suspicious — Sus*pi cious, a. [OE. suspecious; cf. L. suspiciosus. See {Suspicion}.] 1. Inclined to suspect; given or prone to suspicion; apt to imagine without proof. [1913 Webster] Nature itself, after it has done an injury, will ever be suspicious; and no… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suspicious — [adj1] distrustful apprehensive, cagey, careful, cautious, doubtful, green eyed*, incredulous, in doubt, jealous, leery, mistrustful, not born yesterday* on the lookout*, questioning, quizzical, skeptical, suspect, suspecting, unbelieving,… … New thesaurus
suspicious — deserving of or exciting suspicion, mid 14c., from O.Fr. suspecious, from L. suspiciosus exciting suspicion (see SUSPICION (Cf. suspicion)). Meaning full of or inclined to feel suspicion is attested from c.1400. Edgar Allan Poe (c.1845) proposed… … Etymology dictionary
suspicious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having or showing suspicion. 2) giving an impression of dishonest or dangerous character. DERIVATIVES suspiciously adverb suspiciousness noun … English terms dictionary
suspicious — [sə spish′əs] adj. [ME suspecious < OFr < L suspiciosus] 1. arousing or likely to arouse suspicion in others 2. showing or expressing suspicion 3. a) feeling suspicion b) tending habitually to suspect, esp. to suspect evil suspiciously adv … English World dictionary
suspicious — adj. 1 not trusting sb VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get, grow ▪ I think t … Collocations dictionary
suspicious — sus|pi|cious S3 [səˈspıʃəs] adj 1.) thinking that someone might be guilty of doing something wrong or dishonest suspicious of ▪ Some of his colleagues at work became suspicious of his behaviour. suspicious about ▪ They were suspicious about my… … Dictionary of contemporary English
suspicious — [[t]səspɪ̱ʃəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ of n/ ing If you are suspicious of someone or something, you do not trust them, and are careful when dealing with them. He was rightly suspicious of meeting me until I reassured him I was not writing… … English dictionary
suspicious — sus|pi|cious [ sə spıʃəs ] adjective ** 1. ) believing that someone has probably done something wrong: Colleagues became suspicious when he started acting strangely. a ) feeling that someone or something cannot be trusted: suspicious of: People… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
suspicious */*/ — UK [səˈspɪʃəs] / US adjective 1) believing that someone has probably done something wrong Colleagues became suspicious when he started acting strangely. a) feeling that someone or something cannot be trusted suspicious of: People are often… … English dictionary
